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by Sweep » Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:37 pm
Yes, it credits Walter Carlos "with the assistance of Benjamin Folkman" on the back cover. The spine is the same as the front cover.
And yes, as you say, that's not the Moog that was used on the album. If they'd taken photos of the original, in Carlos' presence, I suppose, they would never have been able to take the photo they used.
It's an interesting historical document for attitudes to electronic music, though - or should that be "hysterical document"?
I'm not sure which cover failure is least excusable in Carlos' career - this early one or the one for Tales of Heaven and Hell, which at least appeared on the shelves as it should be, despite the fact that the initial copy returned from the printer's had Carlos' bright orange flames rendered in a weird shade of green. Given the massive efforts she put in with the music, I'm sure she could have done without the additional hassle that record company and printers gave her with some of the covers.
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